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Mario Enea
Camp Director
Nike Lacrosse Camps Director | Founder & CEO, BraveHeart Lacrosse
Mario Enea has dedicated over 35 years to developing lacrosse players, coaches and programs across the country. A former collegiate All-American caliber player, professional player and accomplished coach, Enea has served as a Nike Lacrosse Camps director since 1997, helping introduce thousands of young athletes to the sport while emphasizing skill development, leadership and character.
At the University of California, Berkeley, Enea helped lead the Golden Bears to a 56-5 record and two Western Collegiate Lacrosse League championships. He earned All-WCLL honors in 1994 and 1995, was named Most Inspirational Player in 1994, served as 2x team captain and represented the West Coast in the Division I North-South Senior All-Star Game. In 1996, he was drafted into the Major Indoor Lacrosse League and played professionally for one season.
Enea began coaching at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California and later served as head coach at Santa Clara University, the University of Oklahoma, Santa Catalina, Carmel and Palma high schools. As Oklahoma’s head coach from 2017 to 2019, he compiled a 31-12 record, led the Sooners to three playoff appearances and reached two Lone Star Alliance championship games. Across his coaching career, he has developed more than 150 high school and collegiate All-Americans and helped establish numerous lacrosse programs.
His honors include US Lacrosse High School Coach of the Year in 2013, Lone Star Alliance College Coach of the Year in 2017, induction into the University of California, Berkeley Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017 and induction into the Stevenson School Hall of Fame in 2020.
Today, Enea is the founder and CEO of BraveHeart Lacrosse, a year round, climate-controlled training facility in Owasso, Oklahoma, serving boys and girls ages 8 and up. Through small group instruction, individualized development, camps and specialized training, BraveHeart is dedicated to raising the level of play, participation, awareness and expectations within Oklahoma’s lacrosse community.
Enea’s coaching philosophy emphasizes high standards, purposeful repetition, accountability and a lasting love for the game. His mission is to develop not only better lacrosse players, but also confident, resilient young people who carry the lessons of sport into every aspect of their lives.